Dwayne Russell
Encyclopedia
Dwayne John Russell is a former Australian rules football
er and currently a commentator of the sport. He played for the Port Adelaide Football Club
in the SANFL, before crossing over to VFL club Geelong
in 1987. He played 50 games for 51 goals until he left the club in 1991.
newspaper
in 1997. Covering the major sporting events of Melbourne
, Russell, built up a serviceable record as the number four sports writer at the number three sports paper in Melbourne
. Following this success he was moved full-time to the papers coverage of the AFL
in 1999, including a stint as the writer for the Pssst section of The Sunday Age Sport section in the mid-2000s.
had become so well-known that, beginning in 2000 Channel 9 gave him the job of the main callers role for Sunday Afternoon matches. In the seven seasons, Russell, called AFL
he was promoted to the networks calling team for the coverage Friday Night matches in 2006.
His other main occupation is as co-host of 3AW
's top-rating drive-time sports show, "Sports Today" with Gerard Healy
.
After leaving the Nine Network, Russell received a contract with Fox Sports to call two weekly AFL
matches for the Pay-TV provider for the 2007 season and beyond, under the new AFL
TV Rights Deal, of which Fox Sports has four matches weekly during the Home and Away season to cover.
season.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er and currently a commentator of the sport. He played for the Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
in the SANFL, before crossing over to VFL club Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in 1987. He played 50 games for 51 goals until he left the club in 1991.
Sports journalism
He became a full-time sports journalist with The AgeThe Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in 1997. Covering the major sporting events of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Russell, built up a serviceable record as the number four sports writer at the number three sports paper in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. Following this success he was moved full-time to the papers coverage of the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
in 1999, including a stint as the writer for the Pssst section of The Sunday Age Sport section in the mid-2000s.
Football commentary
By 1999 his writing on AFLAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
had become so well-known that, beginning in 2000 Channel 9 gave him the job of the main callers role for Sunday Afternoon matches. In the seven seasons, Russell, called AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
he was promoted to the networks calling team for the coverage Friday Night matches in 2006.
His other main occupation is as co-host of 3AW
3AW
3AW is a talkback radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693 kHz AM. It began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.-History:...
's top-rating drive-time sports show, "Sports Today" with Gerard Healy
Gerard Healy
Gerard Healy is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator.Healy attended St Bede's College in Mentone, where he was the Senior Football Captain.-Melbourne Demons:...
.
After leaving the Nine Network, Russell received a contract with Fox Sports to call two weekly AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
matches for the Pay-TV provider for the 2007 season and beyond, under the new AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
TV Rights Deal, of which Fox Sports has four matches weekly during the Home and Away season to cover.
Basketball commentary
Russell expanded his work with Fox Sports when he signed on to be a basketball commentator in their coverage of the 2009/10 NBLNational Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
season.